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Nov 12, 2013

DENR sets up P1-M seed production area in Kidapawan City in support to the National Greening Program

DENR sets up P1-M seed production area in Kidapawan City
in support to the National Greening Program
                                                           MARIZ REVALES  
  In support to the National Greening Program (NGP), the provincial office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), based here, is in the process of setting up a  four-hectare seed production area (SPA) worth P1 million.
    The area is within the Cotabato Provincial Forest and Eco-tourism  Park  in Barangay Amas, this city, which was established under Presidential Proclamation No. 881 series of 1996. The 645-hectare park was formerly the Amas Reforestation Project pursuant to Reforestation Administration Order No. 3, dated 12 April 1966.
    Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) Andrew B. Patricio, Jr. of the DENR in (North) Cotabato bared that the establishment of a seed production area (SPA)  or seed stands  is  the most practical option for the immediate production of improved seeds of forest tree species whether from natural  stands or plantations
       Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) Andrew B. Patricio, Jr. of the DENR in (North) Cotabato bared that the establishment of a seed production area (SPA)  or seed stands  is  the most practical option for the immediate production of improved seeds of forest tree species whether from natural  stands or plantations. 
    “In establishing a SPA,  the tree stands are  upgraded and managed entirely  to produce quality seeds,” explained PENRO Patricio who is a licensed Forester. “Trees intended for seed production must be tall, with straight bole, big in diameter, and have a  balanced crown in addition to being free from disease and insect infestation,” Patricio clarified.
       The DENR-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau website  (erdb.denr.gov.ph) defines a seed production area (SPA) as “basically a plantation with known origin or stand of natural forest that have been upgraded and managed as source of improved seeds and propagules.”
       According to Engr. Eunice Sebastian-Calawen, DENR Provincial Information Officer, Cotabato province is the number one producer/supplier  of forest tree seedlings in the region. A  great volume of seeds were  sourced out  from forest  trees inside the Cotabato Provincial Forest and Eco-Tourism Park.  Thus, there is a need  to  improve and manage  forest trees  in the area  in order to produce more forest tree seeds with good quality.
      The establishment  of  Seed Production Area (SPA)  in Cotabato Province  is very vital  to ensure sufficient supply of quality forest  tree seeds not only for the province but also for the whole region. In this way, the DENR will be able to meet the huge  volume of  seed requirement  under the NGP and other  similar programs  aimed  to address  the ill effects  of  environmental degradation and climate change.
   The NGP is a  six-year  priority program of President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III which requires  the planting of 1.5 billion trees in a 1.5 million hectares of forestlands,  abandoned mining sites,  urban areas as identified by  the local officials and other  open areas that need rehabilitation. ( With Eunice S. Calawen/ Manuela C. Locsin /DENR XII).


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